USA’s Frances Tiafoe takes on Netherland’s Tallon Griekspoor in the first round of the 2023 ATP Cincinnati Masters on Monday, August 14. Get the predictions and odds of this Frances Tiafoe v Tallon Griekspoor match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Frances Tiafoe v Tallon Griekspoor Head to Head
This will be their first meeting.
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Tiafoe Shocks in Toronto
Frances Tiafoe shocked many people in Toronto and not in a good way. The American played native player Milos Raonic in the opening round and he lost that match 7-6(12) 6-7(4) 3-6 despite being heavily favoured to win it. It was a match the American could have and should have won but he played around too much.
Expect a more serious approach in Cincinnati, especially because he’s going to be playing on home soil which is always an added motivation for him. It’s been a really solid season so far for him with a couple of trophies and a 32-16 record overall.
He’s only four wins short of his win total from last year and there is a lot of tennis to be played. That shows how much more consistent he has been but that Canadian Open defeat will be fresh in everybody’s memory.
He’ll need to be much more focused here because he’s facing a player he should beat but also a player that will beat him if he doesn’t play up to his best.
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Slight Drop in Form From Griekspoor
Tallon Griekspoor is having a really strong season which is amazing considering that he’s playing with an injured ankle for much of it. His return to North America was really good, a run to the final in Washington but also now two consecutive defeats.
The drop in form comes after he produced a lacklustre effort against Dan Evans in the Washington final losing 7-5 3-6. He then lost to Alexander Zverev in the opening round of the Canadian Open 4-6 6-7(3) but he’s playing pretty okay.
Not as well as he played at times this year but that was bound to happen. He has a 30-14 record so far and that might be a bit too much for him but we’ll see next year. He’s an aggressive player capable of hitting winners from both sides and likes to finish off rallies on his own terms.
If he manages to put a lot of pressure on Tiafoe he might make the American nervous and anything can happen. That’s how Raonic beat him and Griekspoor can too.
Tiafoe v Griekspoor Prediction and Tip
Yes, Griekspoor can beat him but I don’t think he will. It’s mostly because I expect Tiafoe to snap out of his funk and play this match fully focused and if he does he’ll win. He’s too good not to.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Tiafoe to win the match: 1/2
The 2023 ATP Cincinnati Open will be played from August 13 to 20. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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